ONEHUNGA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 48, 26 February 1901, Page 2

ONEHUNGA.

A special meeting of the Onehunga Borough Council was held in the Council* Chambers last night. There were present^' the Mayor (Dr. W. R. Close Erson) and Councillors Colledge, Edwards, Brown, Bradley, Yates, Shaldrick, AtcLeod, Hill, and Rowe. ™

His Worship announced to the Council■ that this special meeting had been called I for a threefold purpose, v_z., Ist, to declare-1 what are noxious weeds; 2nd, to "pass 11 sum of £138 interest on waterworks de-*. bentures, payable Ist March, 1901; and 3rd, ; ; : _y to receive the report of the special con.-)r mittee appointed to confer and afrfttimH with the Manukau Water Supply Board,;; Noxious Weeds.—The Mayor moved fj-fj_| a special order be made which shall ran confirmed at a subsequent meeting, tl_»l:' order to declare under authority of section'y 4, schedule 2, of the Noxious Weeds Ach' 1900, all the plants mentioned in the said I second schedule.—Cr. Hiil seconded the re- y solution, which was agreed to. Payment of Interest.—The'Mayor moved that a sum of £138 be passed for .pay'-'. ment to the waterworks debenture hol_e_s,";; —Cr. Bradley intimated to the. Councilthat he had received from a g-lHl§__fflH in Auckland an offer of £5000 at 4_ pe**yy~ cent, per annum.—Cr. Rowe pointed oilty that the solicitors for the present deMh-T. ture holders had offered to renew the l<J_a 1 at 4 per cent., pending a reply from thill*, ; . clients in England. He thought the terMi,l shoi_Vt be accepted.—Crs. Bradley, Mb*1Leod and Shaldrick spoke on the subject, :A when the Mayor's motion was carried, viz., that the Council accept Messrs Bud* die and Button's offer to reduce the rate | of interest on the waterworks loan to 4.1 per cent, until they can communicate withy their clients in England. Water Supply: The Mayor, said a sulh? committee of the Council had been appoint-; ed to interview the Manukau Water Supply Board with a view to a settlement of th-, litigation between the two bodies and to.> report to the Council. He was glad to Wjm able to say that after a representative coin-;, mittee of the Council had met the repre- 1 sentatlves of the Board, a definite «__-**-,; standing had been arrived at, which; lII* the form of a suggestion, would now. 'MA placed before the Council. The suggestions: were the following, concerning Which it-. was not proposed to come to any absolute,;determination that night:—l. The Manuk-ti,; Water Supply Board to contribute towards s the cost of draining a certain area around the springs, to be mutually agreed upon.'; for the purpose, of maintaining the purity of the springs. 2. The contributions tt|'.-.W...., hot less than £50 a year, and to Increw in proportion to the water pumped at Uift - rate of £40 per 10 millions, to a maximttij*. . of £250 a year. 3. The mohey to lie speh. as required on a scheme prepared by th* engheer of the Manukau Water SupplyBoard, to be approved of by a Drainage Boaid composed of the member of the district as chairman, three members of the Manukau Water Supply Board, and tfi-WL members of the Oneliunga Borough CjfflMft| and all expenditure to be subject* to the Board's consent. 4. The Unehung- Borough y Council to continue the drainage from the area so agreed upon to the boundary of ;tue borough, when called upon, in sums of not less than £150 a year. 5. Th- contributions from the;Manukau Water Supply 11 Board to cease iv either of the following cases:—(a) When the area agreed upon has | been drained In accordance with the -Cheine submitted; (b) when the Manukau Water Supply Board ceases to pump water '™BM within the borough; (c) when the total contributions amount to the estimated cost or the engineer, but not to exceed £3000. ;J* In case of any shortage of Water the pi**'"* hungjt Borough Council to have a first Claimto the extent of 20 gallons per inha-ltßMy r of the borough per day. 7. The OneUu__- > Borough Council to give the Manukau Water Supply Board full power to open up and make use of any streets or reserves lj| the borough, and the exclusive right to;»»•■,'-■"., water from any springs within the borous „•" l 8. The Onehunga Borough Council " cct"i tinue during the existence of this contractto guarantee to the Manukau Water Soppy Board that no nightsoil be buried w">"{ the precincts of the borough. D. All 'TO engineering expenses of this agreement w he borne by the Manukau Water B-PP'y... Board. Mr Rowe said It might be well w have some discussion on the matter tnen. bo that members might come preparea.w deal with the question that night 'J^feff and to that end he moved, "That the C°Wcil go Into, committee for the P-i^o^M*"* ented." This was agreed>to, _nd the COW; : cil weui into committee accordingly. y>.